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Google is adding several new security features in Chrome. The first one is a new experimental flag called Redact sensitive content during screen sharing, screen recording, and similar actions”, which, as the name suggests, redacts sensitive content like passwords, card details, and more when you’re sharing or recording your Android device’s screen.
For context, Android devices tend to blackout the whole screen if sensitive information is on it when screen recording, streaming, or taking a screenshot. For Chrome, however, this only applies to incognito tabs, meaning you’ll be plainly disclosing any information you type in the browser if you’re using a regular tab.
According to the flag description, “when enabled, if sensitive form fields (such as credit cards, passwords) are present on the page, the entire content area is redacted during screen sharing, screen recording, and similar actions. This feature works only on Android V or above.” However, the BleepingComputer reports that the flag doesn’t seem to do anything when enabled. Candid.Technology couldn’t find the flag in the latest version of Chrome available in the region.
We also don’t know when the feature will arrive for everyone using Chrome on Android. That said, you should be able to try out the feature in Chrome Canary in the coming few weeks. The Canary build also includes features such as the ability to switch in and out of incognito tabs, an option to close all incognito tabs at once, and a “tap to seek” feature that lets users tap on any word and have the browser start reading the webpage aloud from that point. Additionally, certain tab-sharing and activity features are also being developed for Canary.
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